Flip through any wedding magazine, and you’ll find yourself shaking your head at the stunts people will pull to feel special on their big day. But it’s not a new phenomenon. Take, for instance, Mary West Jenkins and Dr. John F. Boyton, who decided to get married in a damn hot air balloon over Central Park, in 1865.

Want to get married in a hot air balloon? Okay, sure. But as is the case with most affairs of the heart, there are some risks involved. Just ask the California couple who wanted to wed high in the sky at sunset; they cashed in on the "for worse" part of their vows when the balloon — which carried not just the bride…